Take a word from each column to complete the collocations you need for eachspace in the text.Column Aworking,sick,promotion,pension,covering, trial,career, job, claims, travelDear David,Column Bdescription,letter,conditions,scheme, path, pay, prospects,expenses, form, periodYou'llneverguesswhat'shappened-I'veonlygotajob!Isawanadvertinthepress for an administrative assistant at London Insurance,and sent in my CVanda(1)..coveringletter.,moreout of curiosity than anythingelse.Well,tomy surprise,Igot an interview,andImanaged toconvincethemthatinsuranceisthe(2)Iintendto pursue.Apparently,they wereimpressedwithmyambition,especially whenIsaidIwaslooking forajobwithgood(3),and a week later Iwasofferedthejob.Theyseemtolook after you well -forexample,Iwastoldtosendina(4)sothatthey couldreimbursemy(5)totheinterview.It'slittlethingslikethatwhich make all the difference.I was also impressed by the(6)at theoffice whenI went for theinterview.SoI'mactuallystartingworkonMonday!I'vereceivedmy(7)now,and it all seems very favourable.After a(8)of onemonth,I'll beonapermanentcontractwith(9)andpaidholiday.There'sevenacompany(10)whichIcanjoin.David,why don't youapply? They takeon20new graduateseach year.It wouldberight upyourstreet.Best wishes,Dan211ADVANCEDLANGUAGEPRACTI CEB prideB successB sealingB relationB completedB featuresC rewardCachievementC verifyingC associationC gainedCvaluesDgratificationDvictoryD clinchingD interactionD wonD qualities2Read the text anddecide whichanswer (A,B,C or D)best completes eachcollocation or fixed phrase.Have youever stopped toask yourself why it isthat we work? Is it the(1)...A....of a job well done,or the sense of (2)behindthe(3)ofanimportantdeal?Isitthehuman(4)with other people perhaps? Or isitthat work is power andasenseof status?Thisisthe view of those whohaveeither(5)theseelusive goals,or feel aggrieved that nobody has yetrecognised their leadership (6)1) A satisfaction2)A feat3)A fastening4)A communication5)A attained6)A attributes3Complete eachspace in the text witha word formed from the wordincapitals.This year, (1) ...productivity..inthefactoryhassufferedPRODUCTbecauseof alackof experttechnicalknowledge.Asaresultwe have made very substantial(2)in sendingINVESTemployeesontrainingcourses.Thefactremainsthatitisbecoming increasingly difficulttogetskilled labourers withtheright(3),experience,andaboveall,QUALIFY(4)The company has alsosuffered this yearEXPERTfrom the industrial (5)inNovember,whichACTsaw340unionmemberswalkoutinapaydispute.Union(6)eventually sat down with managementREPRESENTandnegotiateda4percentpayrise,butnotuntil5workingdays had been lost to the strike.As a result of such problems werecognisetheneedto(7)in certain areas,ECONOMYand,onthe advice of our external(8),PriorCONSULTandYoung,wehaveidentifiedtheneedforatleast3departmentsto be(9)It is thought that this will meanSTREAMthelossof between6and10jobs,thoughtheexact figuresandnatureof theredundancieswill be(10)inCLEARthe next report.212